419 scam: "Frank Griffin"<help@corriganco.com> diver wanted urgently{500$ weekly}

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "cashiers check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Griffin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stef.crbnz@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:58:17 -0500
Subject: diver wanted urgently{500$ weekly}

Dear Applicant ,

Thanks for your response to the driving job. I am Frank Griffin by name and am into telecommunications and I reside in Delaware.My wife Sharon Griffin whom is a nurse and i will be relocating over to your location and so we will be in need of a driver. Our journey would mainly be around the business district within the city and also around town to leisure spots when we are less busy.

After getting your response, my wife and I will prepare a structured out work schedule for you that would not be too stressful.

We would like for you to confirm the following questions :
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1.Would you be available to drive us for at least 20 hours each week
2.Where do you stay ?
3.Will you be available for us some weekends too if we let you know before hand?
4.We would need you to drive us for two shifts each weekend. what i mean by this is that, we would need you to tell us whether you would be available for either (morning and afternoon) or (afternoon and evening) or (morning and evening) 3hours each shift .

You would also pick us from the Airport and I will tell you the name of the Airport as we proceed. Our arrival date would be in one or two weeks, will confirm our precise ticket date and let you have the details in due time. We will be getting you a car and we are offering you $500 weekly. In order to be sure that we are getting your service, we will like to give you your first week pay upfront.You are to pick us from the airport when we first arrive and drop us at the hotel.All what we will be needing you for is basically driving and that's all.

I will make arrangement with the head office of the car company and I will let you know before hand when it will be brought to your house.

Concerning the payment, I will make arrangement to send you the cashier's check. Once you receive the check, i want you to have the check cashed at the Bank, deduct the sum of $500 as payment for the first weekend's service and have the remaining funds on the check sent via western union to the car company so they can start the delivery of the vehicle to your address.

Furthermore, I will be happy if you could get back to me with the following details of yours so that the cashiers check payment can be issued out to you right away and have it delivered to you this week.

To proceed ,email me the following:
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Full name:
street Address:
city:
State:
postal code:
Cell number:
home number:
Alternate email address:

I will appreciate your quick response if you are satisfied with the offer and I will be willing to instruct my client to go ahead and issue out the cashiers check right away for the payment of the first week and the funds for the car hire company .I will appreciate quick response from you with your full details so as to mail out the check at once.

Regards

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